From: Acer Victoria <siddim01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
:>It's all in the false sense of safety the behemoth vehicles have...
:
:So, you think poeple who drive SUVs do not go out of their way to avoid
:accidents?
No, I said no such thing. What I did say, however, is that drivers of
these vehicles often have a false sense of security.
This is actually a proven fact. Ask any insurance agent. It's called
"risk homeostasis" -- a theory than one maintains a constant risk
level; that if one perceives risk has been abated, one will
subconsciously do something else to increase risk to one's personal
level of (dis)comfort.
One scientific, peer-reviewed study was on anti-lock brakes. These
improve the efficiency of braking, but insurance companies soon
noticed that there was no corresponding change in accident rates.
Researchers then studied the drivers, and found that soon after
switching to anti-lock brakes, they reduced their stopping distance
accordingly. This appears to be subconscious, as interviews with the
drivers revealed no conscious difference in their driving habits.
Sorry, don't have the reference. I heard one of the authors
interviewed on the radio. Fascinating stuff. He also said that people
have "stress homeostasis" -- that if one's stress is reduced, one
will do something to increase it.
Obligatory Olympus content: I find I have "% keeper homeostasis." In
the old days, when I used a Gossen Luna-Pro and a strictly manual
camera, I had a number of photos that were trash due to bad exposure,
but the rest of them were generally well-focused and composed. Then I
got an OM-2, and switched to automatic exposure. Now all my goofs are
perfectly exposed, and I still have the same number of "keepers."
I guess if I'd switch to auto-focus, I'd have the same number of
perfectly exposed, perfectly focused goofs. :-)
: Jan Steinman <mailto:Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: Bytesmiths <http://www.bytesmiths.com>
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